Technological change and sociocultural models in China
A case study of train commuters in Beijing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5717032 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Z Bergman (0000-0002-9773-2472, University of Basel, corresponding author), M M Bergman (0000-0002-4059-5833, University of Basel), Christoph Haenggi (University of Basel), Zhao Lei (0000-0002-1877-5715, University of International Business and Economics), Andrew Thatcher (0000-0002-5342-980X, University of the Witwatersrand) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 465-479 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mobilities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-0101 • E-ISSN: 1745-011X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17450101.2020.1748997 |
| OpenAlex | W3020378187 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 43 |
China’s mobility turn has created the world’s largest public rail system, contributing extensively to citizens’ economic, social, and spatial mobility. Concurrently, this technological transformation has introduced many opportunities for individuation, which could potentially challenge the social, collectivistic, and Confucian foundations of China’s sociocultural and political ideology. While the notion that ‘mobility produces culture’ is readily accepted, research on train mobility in China is rare. In this study, we use Albert Bandura’s Model of Triadic Reciprocal Causation to conceptualize mobility as agency. We employ Hermeneutic Content Analysis, a mixed methods framework, to study how this rapidly evolving mobility environment connects to the lives of 31 regular train users living in Beijing. Studying agency in China enables us to systematize the sociocultural models within which mobility practices are embedded and how they manifest. We find that our interviewees embed agentive practices in a cultural model that is intertwined with collectivistic aspirations of the country. Technological developments are thus integrated into existing sociocultural models and political expectations, contradicting existing debates on the fracturing impact of disruptive technologies
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |